New Delhi

Arun Bharti, MP of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), on Monday said party workers would like to see Union minister Chirag Paswan become the next Chief Minister of Bihar, but stressed that the final decision would be taken by leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Bharti’s remarks came in response to posters appearing in Patna calling for Paswan to be made the state’s chief minister.

“People have this wish… but this is our personal view,” Bharti said, adding that the NDA’s senior leadership would ultimately decide who will take charge as Bihar’s next chief minister.

The development follows the announcement by Nitish Kumar, president of the Janata Dal (United), that he will contest the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, effectively ending his long tenure as Bihar’s chief minister.

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Kumar’s move comes just months after he led the NDA to a decisive victory in the state assembly elections held in November last year.